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About the Role

Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) seeks a full-time Upper School Generalist Teacher (Leave Replacement) to support students with learning disabilities by designing and delivering engaging curricula, fostering social-emotional growth, and promoting self-advocacy within a Quaker-informed framework.

Responsibilities

Adapt and deliver curricula across core subject areas (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies) to meet diverse learning needs.
Implement targeted instructional strategies and scaffolding for varying cognitive levels, learning speeds, and skill sets.
Formulate clear, multi-sensory entry points into lessons for active engagement and skill development.
Establish a structured, inclusive, and positive learning environment supporting academic and social-emotional growth.
Support students in developing self-advocacy, executive functioning skills, and independent learning habits.
Coordinate with service providers to integrate therapeutic strategies into classroom instruction.
Collaborate with division directors/academic dean to address students’ needs.
Write, edit, and submit timely trimester reports, grades, recommendations, evaluations, and other requests.
Act as an advocate for homeroom students, supporting their relationships with other teachers.
Supervise homeroom students during division-wide and school-wide activities.
Participate in professional development, school committees, faculty meetings, supervisory meetings, and all school silence and staff meetings.
Supervise student activities, including study hall, student trips (including overnight trips), advisory, and student clubs.
Understand and participate in all school-wide diversity and equity initiatives.
Examine administrative practice through the lens of race, identity, equity, and privilege.
Provide an equitable framework for leadership decisions.
Support a school culture that allows for social identities to feel welcome.

Requirements

MA in Special Education or Education.
3-5 years of direct teaching experience with students with learning disabilities.
Strong oral and written communication skills with parents, children, and colleagues.
Ability to create a classroom environment where students feel safe, supported, and challenged.
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
Growth mindset and ability to use feedback to improve practice.
Commitment to equity and justice, including knowledge and skills related to cultural competencies.
Ability to maintain physical capacity to navigate the school environment and ensure student safety.
Ability to open filing cabinets and bend or stand for long periods.
Ability to ascend/descend stairs to teach from different rooms.

Skills

Speech-language pathology (CCC-SLP) licensure is a plus.
Familiarity with new technologies.
GSuite and Veracross are a plus.

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Work Type

Full-time
Exempt
Ten-month position

Experience Level

3-5 years of direct teaching experience

Education Level

MA in Special Education or Education

Salary/Compensations

$70,000–$80,000

About the Company

Mary McDowell Friends School (MMFS) is located in downtown Brooklyn, NY.
We encourage employees to bring their whole selves to work.
We recognize, appreciate, celebrate, and honor our diverse community.
We build an awareness of who each individual is and who we are collectively.

Equal Opportunity

Employment at Mary McDowell Friends School is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position, without regard to race, color, ethnic origin, nationality, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, familial status, or any other category protected by the law.
Mary McDowell Friends School’s policy of non-discrimination extends to all employment practices, including but not limited to hiring, transfer, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, layoffs, and termination.